1938–39 Everton F.C. season

April 2022 English football club season Everton 1938–39 Run by Committee First Division Champions FA Cup Sixth Round Tommy Lawton (34) Tommy Lawton (38) 64,977 (vs. Liverpool, 1 October 1938) 8,199 (vs. Leicester City, 8 March 1939) 8–0 (vs. Doncaster, 21 January 1939, FA Cup, 4th round) 7–0 (at Wolves, 22 February 1939, First Division) _collar _bluesides _whitetop 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff 0000ff _collar _whitetop ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 0000ff 1937–38 1946–47 In 1938–39, Everton won their fifth English title (and the last English top-flight title before World War II as the subsequent season was abandoned when Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939). The club also competed in the FA Cup, advancing to the 6th round where they lost away to Wolves.Everton F.C.: 1938/39 SeasonEverton Results—1938–39 League table First Division EVE Competitions First Division 1938–39 Football League 1938 8 27 y 3:15 p.m. 1 0–2 Blackpool Everton Stevenson 13 Lawton 19 Bloomfield Road Blackpool, Lancashire 29,647 E. Carnwell W 1938 8 31 y 6:30 p.m. 2 3–0 Everton Gillick 10 Lawton 21 24 Grimsby Town Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 25,017 Dr. A. Barton W 1938 9 3 y 3:15 p.m. 3 2–1 Everton Lawton 40 82 Brentford R. Reid 72 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 35,989 I. Wright W 1938 9 5 y 6:00 p.m. 4 0–3 Aston Villa Everton Stevenson 25 70 Lawton 40 Villa Park Aston, Birmingham 34,105 E. Gough W 1938 9 10 y 3:30 p.m. 5 1–2 Arsenal B. Jones 64 Everton Stevenson 14 Lawton 38 Arsenal Stadium Highbury, London 64,555 H. Mee W 1938 9 17 y 3:15 p.m. 6 5–1 Everton Bentham 17 Lawton 31 Gillick 62 L. Morgan 72 o.g. Boyes 86 Portsmouth W. Bagley 7 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 43,913 A. Jewell W 1938 9 24 y 3:15 p.m. 7 3–0 Huddersfield Town T. Hinchcliffe 50 53 J. Isaac 86 Everton Leeds Road Huddersfield 27,710 H. Whitfield L 1938 10 1 y 3:15 p.m. 8 2–1 Everton Bentham 14 Boyes 39 Liverpool W. Fagan 43 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 64,977 H. Williams W 1938 10 8 y 3:15 p.m. 9 1–0 Everton Lawton 28 Wolves Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 36,681 Dr. A. Barton W 1938 10 15 y 3:00 p.m. 10 4–2 Bolton J. Roberts 12 29 82 T. Woodward 77 Everton Stevenson 24 Lawton 37 Burnden Park Burnden, Greater Manchester 57,989 G. Blackhall L 1938 10 22 y 3:15 p.m. 11 4–0 Everton D. Trentham 33 Bell 41 44 52 Leeds United Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 30,747 G. Davies W 1938 10 29 y 3:00 p.m. 12 3–0 Leicester City A. Maw 26 G. Dewis 76 M. Griffiths 80 Everton Filbert Street Leicester 23,964 L. Dale L 1938 11 5 y 2:45 p.m. 13 4–0 Everton Lawton 15 21 87 pen Stevenson 80 Middlesbrough Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 35,683 H. Rayner W 1938 11 12 y 2:40 p.m. 14 1–0 Birmingham City C. Phillips 43 Everton St Andrew's Bordesley, Birmingham 27,548 W. Lewington L 1938 11 19 y 2:30 p.m. 15 3–0 Everton Lawton 7 53 Gillick 65 Manchester United Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 31,809 G. Salmon W 1938 11 26 y 2:30 p.m. 16 0–0 Stoke City Everton Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 26,725 W. Nixon D 1938 12 3 y 2:15 p.m. 17 4–1 Everton Lawton 57 76 Gillick 87 Stevenson 89 Chelsea G. Mills 60 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 27,959 J. Parker W 1938 12 10 y 2:15 p.m. 18 0–1 Preston North End Everton Lawton 84 Deepdale Deepdale, Preston 26,549 G. Hewitt W 1938 12 17 y 2:15 p.m. 19 1–4 Everton Gillick 48 Charlton Athletic J. Wilkinson 38 G. Tadman 56 89 R. Brown 60 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 22,053 H. Wright L 1938 12 24 y 2:15 p.m. 20 4–0 Everton Gillick 6 Cunliffe 40 73 Cook 53 Blackpool Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 24,040 E. Carnwell W 1938 12 26 y 2:15 p.m. 21 2–2 Everton Cook 70 pen Gillick 83 Derby County D. McCulloch 48 R. Dix 82 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 55,401 F. Milner D 1938 12 27 y 2:15 p.m. 22 2–1 Derby County D. McCulloch 30 D. Duncan 51 Everton Cook 37 pen Baseball Ground Derby 35,683 F. Milner L 1938 12 31 y 2:30 p.m. 23 2–0 Brentford L. Townsend 18 67 Everton Griffin Park Brentford, Greater London 27,861 I. Wright L 1939 1 14 y 2:45 p.m. 24 2–0 Everton Lawton 55 Boyes 85 Arsenal Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 47,178 H. Mee W 1939 1 28 y 3:00 p.m. 25 3–2 Everton Cook 50 pen Lawton 51 Stevenson 67 Huddersfield Town A. Beasley 46 A. Price 82 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 37,269 H. Whitfield W 1939 2 1 y 3:00 p.m. 26 0–1 Portsmouth Everton Lawton 53 Fratton Park Portsmouth 17,371 G. Gould W 1939 2 4 y 3:15 p.m. 27 0–3 Liverpool Everton Bentham 14 Lawton 73 82 Anfield Anfield, Liverpool 55,994 H. Williams W 1939 2 18 y 3:15 p.m. 28 2–1 Everton Gillick 7 H. Hubbick 35 o.g. Bolton A. Geldard 17 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 38,961 G. Blackhall W 1939 2 22 y 3:15 p.m. 29 7–0 Wolves D. Westcott 2 85 R. Dorsett 24 37 49 78 A. McIntosh 54 Everton Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 39,774 W. Harper L 1939 2 25 y 3:15 p.m. 30 1–2 Leeds United G. Ainsley 28 Everton Bentham 71 Cunliffe 80 Elland Road Leeds 21,728 G. Davies W 1939 3 8 y 3:15 p.m. 31 4–0 Everton Stevenson 15 Boyes 20 N. Greenhalgh 48 Lawton 89 Leicester City Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 8,199 L. Dale W 1939 3 11 y 3:00 p.m. 32 4–4 Middlesbrough C. Chadwick 3 B. Yorston 7 J. Milne 32 M. Fenton 39 Everton Lawton 37 38 49 83 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 20,014 H. Rayner D 1939 3 18 y 3:15 p.m. 33 4–2 Everton Lawton 27 80 Gillick 28 Bentham 71 Birmingham City F. Harris 26 C. Jones 82 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 29,687 W. Lewington W 1939 3 29 y 3:00 p.m. 34 0–2 Manchester United Everton Lawton 40 Gillick 69 Old Trafford Old Trafford, Greater Manchester 18,348 G. Salmon W 1939 4 1 y 3:15 p.m. 35 1–1 Everton Lawton 76 Stoke City T. Sale 62 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 38,601 W. Nixon D 1939 4 7 y 2:45 p.m. 36 1–2 Sunderland L. Duns 15 Everton Lawton 2 Gillick 17 Roker Park Roker, Sunderland 40,521 J. Mellor W 1939 4 8 y 3:30 p.m. 37 0–2 Chelsea Everton Stevenson 68 Gillick 70 Stamford Bridge Fulham, London 51,481 J. Parker W 1939 4 10 y 3:15 p.m. 38 6–2 Everton Bentham 12 36 80 Stevenson 50 J. Caskie 59 Lawton 61 Sunderland A. Housam 44 L. Duns 89 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 46,016 J. Mellor W 1939 4 15 y 3:15 p.m. 39 0–0 Everton Preston North End Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 31,987 G. Hewitt D 1939 4 22 y 3:30 p.m. 40 2–1 Charlton Athletic H. Hobbles 1 G. Robinson 41 Everton Gillick 60 The Valley Charlton, London 26,338 H. Wright Everton clinch title with Wolves' draw at Bolton L 1939 4 29 y 3:15 p.m. 41 3–0 Everton Bentham 11 Gillick 23 Cook 29 pen Aston Villa Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 23,667 E. Gough W 1939 5 6 y 3:15 p.m. 42 3–0 Grimsby Town E. Glover 4 75 J. Boyd 88 Everton Blundell Park Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire 11,016 Dr. A. Barton L FA Cup 1938–39 FA Cup 1939 1 7 y 2:30 p.m. 3rd 0–1 https://www.evertonresults.com/match07011939.html Derby Everton Boyes 54 Baseball Ground Derby 22,237 A. Jewell W 1939 1 21 y 2:45 p.m. 4th 8–0 https://www.evertonresults.com/match21011939.html Everton Boyes 35 43 Lawton 44 49 75 87 Stevenson 78 Gillick 81 Doncaster Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 41,115 H. Wright W 1939 2 11 y 3:00 p.m. 5th 2–2 https://www.evertonresults.com/match11021939.html Birmingham City O. Madden 44 81 Everton Stevenson 45 Boyes 61 St Andrew's Bordesley, Birmingham 66,844 W. Daly D 1939 2 15 y 3:00 p.m. 5th (replay) 2–1 https://www.evertonresults.com/match15021939.html Everton Gillick 2 Cook 87 pen Birmingham City F. Harris 4 Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 64,796 W. Daly W 1939 3 4 y 3:00 p.m. 6th 2–0 https://www.evertonresults.com/match04031939.html Wolves D. Westcott 41 60 Everton Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 59,545 T. Thompson L Squad Everton Results: 1938-1939 Summary—Appearances and Goals References Category:Everton F.C. seasons Everton Category:English football championship–winning seasons